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An Analysis of Christopher Hill's the World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution
by Bhogal, Harman
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Few works of history have succeeded so completely in forcing their readers to take a fresh look at the evidence as Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down - and that achievement is rooted firmly in Hill's exceptional problem-solving skills.
Traditional interpretations of the English Civil War concentrated heavily on a top-down analysis of the doings of king and parliament. Hill looked at 'history from below, ' focusing instead on the ways in which the people of Britain saw the society they lived in and nurtured hopes for a better future. Failing to understand these factors - and the impact they had on the origins and outcomes of the wars of the 1640s - means failing to understand the historical period. In this sense, Hill's influential work is a great example of the problem-solving skills of asking productive questions and generating alternative possibilities. It forced a generation of historians to re-evaluate the things they thought they knew about a key pivot point in British history - and went on to influence the generations that came after them.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Bhogal, Harman
- ISBN: 9781912128440
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 7.81 x 0.20
- Number Of Pages: 98
- Publication Year: 2017
Language:
English